await
verb (used with object)
to wait for; expect; look for.
had been awaiting
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past perfect progressiveof await.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Harrison said the town had been awaiting the road for a long time.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Ellison had been awaiting regulatory approval of the Paramount-Skydance merger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
He had been awaiting another court date scheduled for June 17.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
Formerly known as Jennifer Rickel, she had been awaiting trial in Pensacola, Florida, with her husband and two children — a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Now there was a full crowd gathered, the Tories of New York who had been awaiting this day for months, years.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
